Hello everybody, I wanted to reach out and see if I can get some insight in regards to starting a career in Digital Forensics and seeing what I can do to get into the field and have a solid pay where I would not take too many steps back.

For context, I have a Bachelors of Arts degree in Criminology, and a Masters of Science in Cybercrime. However that masters degree was more for looking into cybercrime from a criminological perspective and there was very rare instances of my program were we were hands on. I do have some foundational education experience in using virtual machine, FTK Imager, Autopsy, and Wireshark and some Linux experience.

However because of my lack of experience and truthfully knowledge in how to dive into this field, I put this degree off for 5 years and just worked multiple customer service jobs to survive.

My current role is an insurance claims professional in cyber claims which involved working with digital forensics experts and such and it has renewed my passion for wanting to get in the field again.

I want to ask essentially, what can I do to break into this field with digital forensics myself, do I need to do more education like schooling, do I need to earn certifications to start, and what can I do to up my experience in these kinds of digital forensics investigations so that an employer can take a chance on me despite not getting the proper experience or education credentials?